5 Questions With ... Tyrese

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GRAMMY-nominated R&B artist Tyrese was the recent guest for an installment of The Recording Academy's 5 Questions With … series. Held at the singer's home in Los Angeles, Tyrese discussed his forthcoming new album Black Rose, being nominated for a 55th GRAMMY Award and his plans for the future, among other topics.

"Other than [2011's] Open Invitation, of course, [Black Rose is] probably the most important album of my career…. … It was a concentrated effort to create the greatest music that the world has ever heard. That was the goal. … Black Rose is the proudest thing I've ever done."

Born Tyrese Darnell Gibson in Los Angeles, Tyrese began his career at age 14, performing at talent shows in the Watts area of L.A. After starring in a Coca-Cola commercial, Tyrese landed a recording contract and released his self-titled debut album in 1998. The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200, sold more than 1 million copies and spawned his first GRAMMY nomination for "Sweet Lady" for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Following the release of his sophomore set, 2001's gold-selling 2000 Watts, 2003's I Wanna Go There notched Tyrese his second GRAMMY nomination for "How You Gonna Act Like That."

After a five-year recording hiatus, in which he focused on acting in films such as Fast Five and Transformers, Tyrese returned in 2011 with the independently produced Open Invitation, which received a GRAMMY nomination for Best R&B Album at the 55th GRAMMY Awards. In February Tyrese and co-author Rev Run published Manology: Secrets Of Your Man's Mind Revealed, a book offering advice and insight on how a man's mind works with regard to relationships.

In 2014 Tyrese is expected to release Black Rose, a double album for which he recorded 146 songs in 34 days beginning Jan. 5, 2013.

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